CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Peyton Manning may be everywhere, but he is never alone.

The Broncos' quarterback is a cross-over star who shares. He shares product and humor in his commercials. He shares pizza through his 21 Papa John's franchises in Colorado.

He shared a 36-14 Broncos victory here on a Veterans Day Sunday against Carolina with the likes of Von Miller, Tony Carter and a suffocating Denver defense that sacked talented quarterback Cam Newton a career-most seven times.

"Sometimes, the media will divide a team into three different teams: Broncos offense, Broncos defense and Broncos special teams, and you write about it as if it's three different teams when we all actually are on the same team," Manning said. "You did know that, right?"

There's that humor he shared.

He also shared a day of individual accomplishment with his good friend Brandon Stokley. He shared in a job well done with waterbug Trindon Holliday and the Broncos' special teams.

Manning even shares a couple of lofty slots with Dan Marino on some significant all-time lists. The Broncos' dominant victory will be marked as the 147th regular-season victory in Manning's career. That ties him with Marino, the former Miami Dolphin great, for third all time. Heads up, John Elway. You're next. One more Manning-led Broncos victory will tie him with the Broncos' former quarterback-turned-front-office boss for second all-time.

Wait. Manning is reaching that rarefied space where there is achievement within an achievement. On Sunday he threw his 420th career touchdown pass. Again, he is tied with Marino, this time for second place.

"Dan Marino, after my dad retired, was my favorite quarterback growing up," Manning said. "I am grateful for all the receivers and all the protection that I have received along the way."

The Broncos team that Manning shares has also put the special in special teams thanks to the electric Holliday, who had his second return for a touchdown in two weeks.

It has a defense that got an interception return for a touchdown by Carter, a safety from strong safety Mike Adams on a sack of Newton, and a career-most seven sacks against the Panthers' prized quarterback.

Manning said the divide between Broncos' offense, Broncos defense and Broncos special teams would be written. This one's for Peyton.

"It's the Broncos who scored those touchdowns," Manning said. "And anybody on the team that wants to score a touchdown I'm for it."

It didn't go well early for the Broncos. For one drive in the first quarter their defense forgot that tight ends are eligible receivers. After a touchdown flick from Newton to a wide-open Greg Olsen put Carolina up 7-0, Broncos' defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio adjusted.

Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil reaches out to force a fumble on Carolina quarterback Cam Newton in the first quarter Sunday. More photos. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)

From then on, Manning showed the more physically gifted Newton how playing quarterback is done. On the play when he tied Marino with his 420th touchdown pass, Manning rolled right on a flood pattern right. It was first-and-goal from the 10 and the Broncos lined up three receivers to the right, all of whom ran patterns to the right side as Manning sprinted out right.

From the slot, Stokley delayed and dragged to the middle where he was wide open. Manning threw across his body and right on target.

Touchdown pass No. 420 was from one 36-year-old to another.

"It's cool to be a part of doing special things out there," Stokley said. "But you don't really pay attention to it when you're in the moment. I did not know that was 420. But it is cool when you're done you can look back and know you were part of something special."

Manning and the offense might as well have taken the rest of the day off. The Broncos have become an AFC version of Devin Hester and the Chicago Bears. The Broncos have their own home run return threat in Holliday and a defense that scored its fourth touchdown in four games. Holliday returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown that gave the Broncos a go-ahead, 14-7 lead in the second quarter. And in the third, cornerback Carter came up with his second touchdown return when he stepped in front of a harried Newton pass to the sideline and sprinted 40 yards for a score.

The Broncos (6-3) can bury San Diego (4-5), and all but clinch the AFC West by beating the Chargers next week in Denver. After helping the Broncos reach their comfortable perch, Manning signed autographs for several men and women who are serving our country. He shared his name. He then stopped to chat with 16 family members of coach John Fox, who won his homecoming game.

Manning shared his time. He then walked out to a team bus alongside a few Broncos security and adminstrative personnel.

OffensePeyton Manning's sixth 300-yard passing game of the season was enough to get the Broncos through on a day when the offense finished with only two touchdowns.

DefenseA lot of Cam Newton's 241 yards passing came in mop-up time in the fourth quarter. He had 152 after three quarters. The Broncos sacked him seven times.

Special teamsThe Broncos' special-teams units sprung return man Trindon Holliday free for the second consecutive week as he had a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown.

CoachingThis game was a maturity test for the young Broncos as the compliments keep coming from near and far. They passed the test and gave coach John Fox the kind of victory he had hoped for in his return to Carolina.

Game Balls

LB Von Miller — Four tackles for loss, a sack and forced the Panthers offensive front to have to deal with him all day.

KR/PR Trindon Holliday — Had a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown and made his first appearance on offense.

Coach John Fox — The Broncos knew it meant enough to Fox to give him a game ball when all was said and done.

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